Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] expected [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Well , I suppose I 'd expected expressions of grief , probably pages and pages of it . |
2 | I 'd expected Famlio to be patrolling in deep space , as usual , giving me room to manoeuvre and avoid them . |
3 | I had expected Gillis to be long since dead or at best a doddering ninety-year-old . |
4 | It had been a stupid omission , but then she 'd left so unexpectedly and in such a rush ; besides , she 'd expected Suzie to be at the address she 'd been given . |
5 | If she 'd expected signs of embarrassment or even an apology , it was obvious that she 'd miscalculated . |
6 | Leonora bristled as she marched into the other room , realising she 'd expected murmurs of appreciation to greet her offering . |